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Based on a series of hugely popular articles from Compliance Week, this book is a concise commentary on strategic issues concerning the way internal audit is established, planned and performed. High-level issues sit alongside practical guidance to ensure the book appeals to all levels of internal audit management staff.

The book introduces the internal audit function, and then looks at specific topics that internal auditors must know, including risk management, IT security, business continuity, ethics and compliance.

The author draws on a wide range of resources, and includes details of websites and key literature that encourage further exploration. Commentaries on the wide variety of topics that the author has examined over the years are followed up by various references, including the most important work of the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Buy this book today and learn how to use your internal audit process to navigate risks and increase business prospects.

Authors

About the author

Dan Swanson is a 30-year internal audit veteran, who was formerly the Director of Professional Practices at the Institute of Internal Auditors. Dan has completed audit projects for over 30 different organisations, spending almost 10 years in government auditing (federal, provincial and municipal levels), and the rest in the private sector, mainly in the financial services, transportation and health sectors. Dan has completed more than 50 IT conversion audits and a dozen comprehensive audits of the IT function.